Officially, both the University of Augsburg’s Research Center for Esports Law and MELCHERS Rechtsanwälte formed collaboration with the goal of conducting research in esport law in order to concentrate on gambling.
In the new collaboration, the activities both will concentrate on “dialogue between research and practice with an emphasis on the rule of gambling.”
Dr. Martin Maties, director of the Research Center for esports Law at the University of Augsburg, said in a public press release that: “A dynamic topic such as esports cannot be researched isolatedly, but needs to be analyzed in the context of economic developments and the practical problems of all law areas.’ “Every actual phenomenon which is closely linked to esports is important in this sense.
“We are delighted that our cooperation partners have MELCHERS Rechtsanwälte, one of Germany’s leading law firms in esports and gaming law.”
Dr. Holger Jakob of MELCHERS Rechtsanwälte said. “Within the scope of the cooperation with FeSR we can make an important contribution to making esports in Germany even more professional and successful without neglecting the important aspects of youth and player protection”. “Gambling and sport, as far as they are digital, are still at an early stage of their development in their legal aspects.”
